Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-03
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6ailroaA Indennity LAads to bs Opened Tor set-
tlsnslt- Order Issued to tho LAsl Grant
Railroads. :5s.s s.
The secretary Of the interior has issued
2 rule upon land grant railroads to show
cause why the order Of withdrawal from
settlement Of lands within their indemnity
limit should not be revoked and the
same opened to settlement entry. He says:
I 1t appearing from the records Of this de-
Partment that orders Withdrawing lands
from settlement under the public land laws
within tho indemnity limits OF the follow
Ing list OF land grant railroads are still ex-
listing, and that these several roads have
either made selection to all lands to
which they are respectively entitled or selec-
ted all liable to such selection in lieu of
those lots in place within the limits Of their
respective grants, viz. The list is very long.
but the following are these in which the
people OF this section aremost Immediately
interested. Cedar Rapids & Missouri Riv-
er, Dubuque q Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul, in Iowa: Southern Minnesota,
st. Paul q Sioux City. Winona & st. Peter,
st. Paul. Minneapolis g. Manitoba, main
line, Brainerd branch, Hastings & Dakota,
Lake Superior & Mississippi, MINES otaCen-
trail, Northern Pacific st. Vincent exten.
sion, in Minnesota; Chicago & Northwest
ern, Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, Minnesota Farm Mortgage, North
ern Pacific, in Wisconsin,; Northern Pacific
in Dakota; Northern Pacific main line,
kalama to Tenino, Tenino to Tacoma,
to Pend d'Oreille, Pend d'Oreille to Mon.
tana, Yakima to Ainsworth, Ainsworth
to Salank Creek, Tacoma east 23
miles. Is to. 80 east, and it now
appearing from said records that there is
not sufficient reasons for longer continuing
in force said several orders withdrawal,
now rule is hereby entered on several
land grant railroad companies to show
cause on or before June 80. 1887, why said
orders Of withdrawal from settlement OF
lands within the indemnity limits OF their
lands therein embraced restore to settle
ment. Returnable before the secretary Of
the interior June ~, 1887, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
A rule similar in all respects save as to
the date upon which returnable-June 2S,
1887, has been issued by the secretary to
those roads which have not informed the
interior department to what extent they
are entitled to lands within their indemni.
ty limits by reason of those lost in place OF
their respective grants. The following are
under this rule:
In Montana, Northern Pacific; in Idaho
Northern Pacific; in Oregon, Northern Pa
cifc, Oregon g. California.
WHAT MIR. LAMAR SAYS:
Secretary Lamar is thus quoted:
My letter to the president as to certain in
demnity Withdrawals is only the first step
towards revocation OF all indemnity
withdrawals remaining in all parts OF the
country. l am fully convinced that all
the lands which have been withdrawn
from settlement at various times to al
low the land grant corporations to select
Indemnity lands from ought to be reopen
ed without delay for settlement, and this
is what shall do. Every Indemnity
me without unnecessary delay. My
first order on the subject sim
ply clears the ground for the complete ac-
tion on which have determined. 1 shall
revoke every indemnity withdrawal and
open all indemnity lands to settlers at
once. Within the granted limits the land
grant corporations have certain rights to
the exclusion of the people. This is by
act of congress. Within the indemnity
OF selection only in common with the peo-
pie.
INDIAN LANDS.
The numerous leases OF Indian lands by
cattlemen l shall sweep away. Ii they
were allowed to subsist, the Indians who
have made leases OF this kind, for which
there is no authority Of law, would be in.
duced to resist the law Of congress COM
manding their settlement in severalty. I
shall, therefore, give proper notice
presently that the cattle must be
removed and the leases annulled. If we
have been obliged to use troops to keep
settlers out Of Indian lands, or lands held
by agreement for Indians, then we may
surely use troops if necessary to driveoff
and keep off cattle just as I have found it
necessary lately to employ troops to tear
down fences around public lands. am
not fond Of the use OF troops, but when
the cattle lease men will not obey in good
faith, shall not hesitate to compel
prompt obedience. The law OF congress
must be carried out.